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A documented milestone at the beginning of the satellite age.
- Event date
- 4 October 1957
- Country
- Soviet Union
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The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957. NASA’s historical resource places the event in the development of international space activity.
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Other names / spellings: Sputnik · Спутник · 1957
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- NASA History · Dawn of the Space Age
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